WITCHCRAFT FINAL EXAM

Q: Who was crushed to death at Salem, and according to The Crucible, what were that person's last words

A: "More weight" - Jiles Corey

Q: Why was Ann Hutchinson Exiled?

A: She spoke out against the church authorities.

Q: T or F - Puritans believed that only the clergy should learn how to read and write?

A: False

Q: T or F - When Deliverance Hobs accused Bishop of witchcraft, when she was accused, was Hobs already in jail?

A: True

Q: T or F - In her accusations against John Proctor, Mary Warren suggested that he choked and bit her.

A: True

Q: T or F - King William's War and Queen Anne's War were both between England and Spain.

A: False

Q: Why did the trials at Salem eventually stop?

A: The new governor came in and banned spectral evidence.

Q: What did Roger Williams advocate?

A: Separation between Church and State.

Q: Women who agreed to work in exchange for passage money, food, shelter, or a dowry later in life were called what?

A: Indentured Servant

Q: When Arthur Miller wrote The Crucible, he wrote it as an allegory for something that was happening during his own time. What was it?

A: The Red Scare

Q: In the models of settlement, the English differed from the French and the Spanish; the French had a church and a monarchy. What was the English model?

A: Joint Stock Model

Q: Name three problems that the colonists at Jamestown faced.

A: Frequent outbreaks of disease, poor drainage systems, and poor quality drinking water

Q: Who was the first governor of Massachusetts who wanted to build a city on a hill?

A: John Winthrop.

Q: Why were the settlers at Jamestown poorly prepared for frontier life?

A: They were all inexperienced workers

Q: T or F - Following the Glorious Revolution, a new governor was immediately appointed in Massachusetts.

A: False

Q: Define Spectral Evidence.

A: A spirit comes to harm you, and that's the evidence.

Q: Define Coverture.

A: When a woman gets married, the property she owns becomes her husband's property.

Q: What was the main goal of Puritanism?

A: To purify the Anglican church from any remaining Catholic influences.

Q: Who was the first person to confess to witchcraft at Salem?

A: Titchuba

Q: The pilgrims were originally destined for THIS region, but instead, they ended up at Cape Cod.

A: Virginia

Q: What conflict did Samuel Paris have with his community?

A: He wasn't being paid his wages in firewood.

Q: What did ergot poisoning come from?

A: Fungus from Rye

Q: T or F - Because protestants believed women were weak, they believed they were less likely to confess to witchcraft.

A: False

Q: T or F - Frontier women in the household economy experienced the most rigid separation of jobs.

A: False

Q: Why weren't there any witch trials elsewhere in North America? (They only happened in New England, why?

A: There aren't many women anywhere else, but there were many women in the New England area.

Q: In the testimony against bridget bishop, Christian Trasks claimed to see bridget bishop doing what?

A: Playing shuffleboard and having parties at night

Q: In his petition for leniency, John Proctor said the trials were unfair. Why did he think they were unfair?

A: He felt the accusers were out for blood and revenge.

Q: The English were less motivated to explore the New World than the Spanish and the French. Why?

A: Internal conflict and less incentive to explore

Q: According to the crucible, why did Thomas Putnam accuse his neighbors of witchcraft?

A: Land disputes

Q: T or F- Did the legislature of Massachusetts clear the names of those accused immediately within the year?

A: False

Q: T or F: Puritans value diversity rather than harmony within the home and community?

A: False

Q: John Demos suggested that women were stuck in what biological cycle?

A: Oral fixation

Q: According to Charles Upham, why was Samuel Paris to blame during the trials?

A: He fanned the flames of accusation

Q: According to Wiseman, why did the persecutions decline?

A: The judges were more skeptical, and they focused more on the credibility of the accusers

Q: What was the name of the founding document to govern the Plymouth Colony?

A: The Mayflower Compact

Q: In his testimony against John Proctor, Samuel Sivaly said what?

A: Proctor threatened to take the devil out of some chick

Q: Who baked the witchcake, and what was it for?

A: Titchuba, it was supposed to take away the evil spirits from the girls

Q: Why was the region sparsely populated when the Puritans arrived in New England?

A: Smallpox

Q: Proctor's choice to die was a display of Puritan belief that death was better than what.

A: Damnation for lying

Q: The Puritans built their houses differently from those in the Chesapeake region. How were they different?

A: A village-centered pattern as opposed to scattered

Q: Why wasn't Elizabeth Proctor executed?

A: She was pregnant

Q: What did Boyor and Nissambon say about the event in Northampton?

A: They saw it as an early revivalist episode and not the devil

Q: Who was the first person executed at Salem?

A: Bridget Bishop

Q: What was the Great Migration from 1630 to 1642?

A: Puritans moving from England to New England

Q: Why was there resentment between Salem Town and Salem Village?

A: The Town was wealthier and busier and more suburban, and the Village was more rural and less wealthy.

Q: Name two human emotions that are central to The Crucible?

A: Fear, Jealousy, or Shame

Q: What is Carol Carlson's argument about Salem?

A: She felt that accusations were due to economics and the gain of capital and land.

Q: Who did Titchuba claim to be fellow witches?

A: Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne

Q: Define Predestination.

A: The idea that God has already decided who is going to Heaven and who is going to Hell.

Q: Name two primary industries of the New England Society.

A: Ship-building, fishing